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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pusha T- Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Krush!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me tries to clinch up
and Krush counters with a head kick.
Me fails with a takedown attempt.
Me fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Me, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Me shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krush as he jumps to the side.
Krush slaps away a takedown attempt from Me, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krush as he avoids it easily.
Me misses with a takedown attempt
and Krush counters with a nice low kick that buckles Me's knee momentarily.
Krush clinches up with Me and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me managing to block the knees to the body from Krush.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krush avoids it.
Krush dodges an elbow strike from Me.
Krush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Me gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Alexander Krush has been cut.
Krush tries to work over Me's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Me being controlled against the cage.
Krush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krush working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Me gets a clinch.
Me tries to land knees in the clinch but Krush avoids the damage to the body.
Krush breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Me.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush blocks an elbow strike from Me.
Krush stalling the fight.
Krush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Me has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Me lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krush moves into range and clinches up with Me.
Krush breaks from the clinch.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krush rushes Me and presses him up against the cage.
Krush landing knees to the body.
Krush manages to break the clinch.
Me throws a sloppy head kick
and Krush counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Me tries to clinch but Krush is having none of it.
Me shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krush moves into the clinch.
Me missing with knees to the body.
Krush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Me is keeping busy.
Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Me gets tackled into the cage by Krush. Krush maintains the clinch.
Krush dodges an elbow strike from Me.
Krush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Me.
Me lands a damaging elbow.
Me has Krush pressed against the cage, preventing Krush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Me backwards.
Krush breaks from the clinch.
Me throws the kick towards the body but Krush avoids it.
Me closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Me lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Krush is trying to keep Me in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Me is looking to get to half guard.
Krush lands a heavy elbow.
Me is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me taking shots to the head.
Me wants to hold on but Krush pushes him away.
Me is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Krush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Krush's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krush clinches.
Me keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krush's efforts to push away.
Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belo Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Krush pushes him off.
Me shoots for a double leg takedown but Krush sprawls well. He's pushed Me's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Me.
Me shoots and misses
and Krush counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Me lands an elbow inside that Krush shrugs off.
Me lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Me throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Krush.
Krush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krush counters with a low kick, right behind Me 's knee.
Krush looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Krush misses.
Me shoots in for a takedown but Krush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Me fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Me shoots in and drives through. Krush sprawls well.
Krush throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Me's head.
Krush leaves Me with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Me tries to keep at a distance but Krush has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krush takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krush blocks the elbow strike.
Krush is trying to break free.
Krush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krush stalling in the clinch.
Me trying to land knees to the body.
Krush can't break the clinch.
Krush is pushing Me up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krush is defending well for now.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krush is defending well for now.
Me missing with knees to the body.
Krush misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Me tries a knee to the head but Krush blocks it.
Me ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Me no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Krush passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Krush stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Krush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krush breaks the clinch.
Krush forces Me back against the cage and clinches.
Krush blocks the elbow strike.
Krush blocks the elbow strike.
Krush is trying to stall.
Me is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krush is keeping busy.
Krush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me is looking to clinch.
Me wants to clinch up but Krush keeps it at a distance.
Krush forces Me back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Me looks to land a combination but Krush avoids it well.
Krush has managed to clinch.
Me tries to land knees in the clinch but Krush avoids the damage to the body.
Me scores a nice knee to the body.
Me on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me misses with a head kick.
Alexander Krush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Me shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krush pinned against the cage. Krush gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Me with a poor takedown
and Krush counters with a low kick, right behind Me 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Krush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Krush's cut.
That's time! Me's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krush lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krush.
Me with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me blocks a body shot from Krush.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Me misses with a kick to the body
and Krush counters with a head kick. That will keep Me thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Krush forces Me back against the cage and clinches.
Krush wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Krush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krush tries to land knees in the clinch but Me avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krush wants to stall.
Me lands an elbow inside that Krush shrugs off.
Alexander Krush seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Me gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush avoiding damage as Me throws knees to the body.
Me pushes off an throws an elbow but Krush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krush tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Me avoids it.
Krush breaks from the clinch.
Krush pushes Me up against the cage in a clinch.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krush is defending well for now.
Krush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krush breaks the clinch.
Me looks to clinch
and Krush counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Krush keeps the fight on the outside.
Me wants to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krush checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush instigates a clinch.
Krush is looking to control Me's arms but Me gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krush has his back to the cage.
Krush is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krush takes the fight into the clinch.
Krush takes an elbow to the temple.
Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Me instigates a clinch.
Me misses with an elbow strike.
Krush tries to circle away but Me has him pinned against the cage.
Me misses with an elbow strike.
Krush dodges an elbow strike from Me.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krush working Me over with knees to the body.
Me tries to land knees in the clinch but Krush avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krush lands a knee to the body.
Krush landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krush breaks from the clinch.
Krush rushes Me and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krush effectively controlling the action here.
Krush tries to land knees in the clinch but Me avoids the damage to the body.
Krush wants to get back to striking at distance but Me won't allow it.
Me blocks a body shot from Krush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me avoiding damage as Krush throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Me.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Krush's ribcage.
Me jumps into guard, dragging Krush to the mat.
Me has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Me is working an open guard so Krush takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Alexander Krush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Me looks to clinch
and Krush counters with a nice uppercut.
Me connects with a leg kick. Krush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Me misses
and Krush counters with a left and a right that stings Me.
Me looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krush is fending him off so far but Me persists. Nope, Krush circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krush has managed to clinch.
Belo Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Krush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Krush!
Alexander Krush looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would like to think the gentlemens camp for allowing me to train in their camp for this fight'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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